DT5 2XX

Portland · Dorset · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Postcode district
DT5
Postcode sector
DT5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DT5 9AL 0 m
DT5 2LN 55 m
DT5 2JP 211 m
DT5 2AR 449 m
DT5 2JU 452 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DT5 2XX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DT
Postcode district
DT5
Postcode sector
DT5 2
Latitude
50.550509
Longitude
-2.444576
British National Grid easting
368,599
British National Grid northing
72,401

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Dorset · E06000059
Electoral ward
Portland · E05012709
Parish or community
E04003630
Westminster constituency
South Dorset · E14001485
Output area
E00104309
Lower layer super output area
Dorset 048B · E01020564
Middle layer super output area
Dorset 048 · E02004289

Postcode source versions

Explore DT5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. St George's Foundation Primary School

    Foundation school

    861 m
  2. Atlantic Academy Portland

    Academy sponsor led

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
720
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 372
  • Anti social behaviour 121
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Other theft 41
  • Public order 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DT5 2 residents
6,448

Age bands in DT5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,031 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

562 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,301 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,738 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

1,628 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ROYAL MANOR HEALTH CARE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, PARK ESTATE ROAD, PORTLAND, DT5 2BJ

    ODS code J81009

    889 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tradecroft Industrial Estate

    BCT · Reforne

    0.0 miles
  • The George

    BCT · Reforne

    0.3 miles
  • The George

    BCT · Reforne

    0.3 miles
  • Portland Heights

    BCT · Fortuneswell

    0.3 miles
  • Portland Heights

    BCT · Fortuneswell

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dorset 048B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,453 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. St George's Foundation Primary School is the nearest published school at 861 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

720 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 372 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.